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BAR HARBOR — The Mount Desert Islander will be hosting a debate and forum for candidates running for the Maine House of Representatives in District 35 which includes Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor and most of Mount Desert. |
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TRENTON — Nearly 50 workers at the Hinckley Company jet boat production plant here were laid off on Tuesday. The facility employs more than 250 people. |
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SOUTHWEST HARBOR — After considerable debate, selectmen on Tuesday voted 3-2 to put three options concerning proposals for the town office and police station before voters at the Nov. 4 election.
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BAR HARBOR — Work is under way on a new land-use ordinance that would allow the construction of freestanding wind turbines in many zoning districts here.
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BAR HARBOR — Traditional Yankee values have insulated Maine’s community banks from the credit crisis that has shaken the nation’s financial foundation.
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TRENTON — A petition seeking to increase the number of selectmen here will be the subject of a public hearing set for Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m.
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SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Flooding earlier this fall from rains from Tropical Storm Hanna has residents and town officials questioning whether the town’s stormwater drainage system is adequate and if the land-use ordinance needs updating to avoid future problems.
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TREMONT — Selectmen on Monday voted to take no further action on a property tax investigation concerning a 1.7-acre island owned by selectman Kathi Thurston and two members of her family.
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ACADIA NAT’L PARK — As of Tuesday, both the U.S. House and Senate had passed a continuing resolution to fund most federal government agencies from Oct. 1, the beginning of the 2009 fiscal year, through March 5. A continuing resolution allows government agencies to operate at the same levels as in the previous year. For the resolution to be effective, it must be signed by the president.
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TREMONT — Additional security cameras will soon begin keeping track of activity near the town wharf in Bernard.
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BAR HARBOR —Hancock County’s SPCA is hosting the second annual Fur Ball at the Bar Harbor Club on Sunday, Oct. 12. The night’s activities will include cocktails, live and silent auctions, dinner and dancing, and a modern masquerade.
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BAR HARBOR — Perhaps it’s a window into the enduring success of dentist Philip Norton’s practice that he’d much rather talk about the young couple poised to take over his business than about himself, even on the occasion of his retirement after 35 years.
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BAR HARBOR — Continuing its unbeaten streak, the Mount Desert Island High School volleyball team has defeated three eastern Maine teams since Sept. 24. The Trojans’ record now stands at 8-0. |
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BAR HARBOR — Hinckley Yachts and Mount Desert Island High School have combined forces to bring a cutting-edge technology into the industrial technology program. |
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Arts and Living
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Every Wednesday afternoon, a group of children gather at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor to raise their voices in song. |
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Editorials
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Down East Maine battened down the hatches over last weekend as forecasters predicted Hurricane Kyle might make landfall, even if downgraded to a tropical storm, somewhere between Bar Harbor and Eastport. For the first time in more than 17 years, the coast from Stonington to Eastport was officially on hurricane watch.
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SOUTHWEST HARBOR — A Trenton man who reportedly tried to steal beer from Gott’s Store on Sept. 17 was arrested a short time later on charges of operating while under the influence of an intoxicant (OUI) and eluding an officer.
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Today:
Monday, October 06, 2008
